Hong Kong apunta a compras de 10,000 BTC para el primer fondo de capital Bitcoin regulado de Asia
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Una empresa que cotiza en Hong Kong quiere atraer más de 10.000 BTC a una estrategia de gestión de activos regulada, un objetivo valorado en aproximadamente 760 millones de dólares a precios actuales. Los participantes del mercado están sopesando cuidadosamente las implicaciones, y el resultado probablemente dependerá de condiciones macroeconómicas y de volumen más amplios. Esté atento a la reacción de $BTC: un movimiento decisivo por encima o por debajo de niveles clave confirmará la próxima tendencia.
A Hong Kong-listed company wants to attract more than 10,000 BTC into a regulated asset management strategy, a target worth roughly $760 million at current prices. While the number itself is jaw-dropping, it's the strategy's structure that reveals the true scope of this plan. Hong Kong is trying to become a place where large pools of Bitcoin capital can sit under local rules, inside a familiar financial system, without forcing Asian investors to rely on US ETFs or offshore exchanges for every serious allocation. Li Lin, the founder of HTX (formerly Huobi), plans to move a trading system and investment team from his family office, Avenir Group, into Hong Kong-listed Bitfire Group. Bitfire is preparing a regulated Bitcoin-denominated strategy called Alpha BTC, with CEO Livio Weng saying the firm aims to attract more than 10,000 BTC from investors. The strategy is expected to use derivatives tied to Bitcoin or BlackRock’s IBIT. Avenir has become one of Asia’s largest holders of US Bitcoin ETF exposure through a $908 million IBIT position. As you can clearly tell from the size of this position, Asian capital already owns quite a bit of Bitcoin through Wall Street. Some of it sits in US ETFs, some sits with offshore platforms, and some is held by listed companies, family offices, and crypto-native investors who know the asset well but still need a structure their banks, auditors, boards, and regulators can understand. Bitfire’s pitch is aimed at that gap: bring the capital closer to home, place it inside Hong Kong’s regulated market, and turn Bitcoin exposure from a side-door trade into something closer to local financial infrastructure. Related Reading Is China using US Bitcoin ETFs as a backdoor? Mystery Hong Kong firm invested $436M in BlackRock’s IBIT As Chinese crypto regulations tighten, Hong Kong firms increasingly invest in US ETFs for Bitcoin exposure. Feb 18, 2026 · Oluwapelumi Adejumo Hong Kong wants the wrapper, not just the asset The easiest way to understan
Key Takeaways
- A Hong Kong-listed company wants to attract more than 10,000 BTC into a regulated asset management strategy, a target worth roughly $760 million at current prices
- While the number itself is jaw-dropping, it's the strategy's structure that reveals the true scope of this plan
- Li Lin, the founder of HTX (formerly Huobi), plans to move a trading system and investment team from his family office, Avenir Group, into Hong Kong-listed Bitfire Group
- Bitfire is preparing a regulated Bitcoin-denominated strategy called Alpha BTC, with CEO Livio Weng saying the firm aims to attract more than 10,000 BTC from investors
- The strategy is expected to use derivatives tied to Bitcoin or BlackRock’s IBIT